If WALDO was a whale; would you be able to spot him in a crowd? For you n00bs a WHALE is someone with A LOT of Steem Power. They have the power to make your posts FLY! So if you do FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW, you are just making it harder to FIND WALDO!
1 month ago I wrote about steemit and the mind set you need to move forward!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bearbear613/moaning-about-payouts-and-upvotes
I have read so many blogs about how to profit over steemit, what to blog about, and what not to blog about. Sometimes I just ignore what not to post just to remind myself that I am allowed to be ME (even if it offends someone). Of course I do not endorse anything that hurts other people.
So for the N00bs here is a list for you since there are 1000s of new users every day (who are hopefully not bots).
#1. Treat Steemit like an RPG GAME (level up)
#2. Slowly learn the rules as it's not always clear on day 1
#3. Follow Successful Steem members, and make connections with other members by reading and commenting
#4. FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW DOES NOT WORK
#5. DON'T STOP BLOGGING SO LONG AS It's not SPAM!
source: vixendaily.com
I have been caught up in some of the drama, the "unfair" parts of the community etc.. I am approaching my 5th month doing this and I haven't stopped. This platform is much more rewarding than FACEBOOK. Once you have figured out who you want to follow either by STEEM POWER or just good blog articles; then you MUST CONNECT. People are not an island, and steem is a community! This community is full of many different kinds of people. After about 3 months I had to vet through my following list because my home feed was just pathetic. It was full of KOREAN language, spam, and generally useless content. It also took me 1 hour and a half!
If your following list is 1000's of people you won't see the content you like!
I just want to re-id-orate that success on steemit doesn't always mean writing the BEST content. Sometimes it's a hot blond in a sports bra! Ok, well what I mean is that sometimes it's just getting attention!
NETWORKING and COMMUNICATING just like in real life. You will make connections and eventually it won't be a follow for a follow! It will turn into an UPVOTE just for being YOU!
Hope this helps the N00bs! Wish I found these tips right off the bat when I first joined. Scrolling through feeds helped me learn, and we don't see past content. Hopefully this will reach new users and will help.
You would think with me having over 1000 followers I would be getting 1000 upvotes.
WRONG- And it doesn't mean I'm doing anything terribly wrong.
I am proud of the fact that I started with (ZERO) STEEM and made hundreds afterward without buying my Steem Power. It doesn't make me a GURU but it means I'm earning something without knowing one person to help.
So a tip that is not on my list is to be thankful! There would be no opportunity without this community. Although the drama and darkness occasionally pops-up from time to time it does die down and it should never distract you from your ultimate goal of growing!
Good luck new Steemians!
(PS I rarely use #introduceyourself tag, and I know it's frowned upon..but I find it helps get the right exposure for N00bs. I also don't discriminate; I have no problem with hot brunettes either)
BB613 - Have a good weekend!